Seismic events have often affected several countries, often causing high damage to people and things, including workers, factories of different sectors, equipment and facilities.
At European Politic level, the introduction of Directive 89/654/EEC (30th November 1989), as expected by Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC (12th June 1989), pointed out that the buildings used as workplaces must be stable and have a solidity that corresponds to their particular type of use.
Aim of this paper is to propose a method for seismic risk assessment in workplaces (not to be confused with static verification of structures) to be used for "Small and Medium Enterprises", which are almost always lacking of specialized technical-staff.
As soon as the level of seismic risk has been defined, it is possible to define when it can be considered acceptable or not and consequently identify the priorities of the precautionary and / or protection actions that employer must carry out, following preferably the ISO 31000 (2018).
This study aims to improve risk assessment of enterprises and to draw up specific intervention procedures in seismic emergency, with an appropriate integration of Emergency Plan and Evacuation Plan.